MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.
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n. 辦公室;辦公樓;問詢處;重要官職;
?? fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
n. 權威;權力;學術權威;[復數]當權者;
?? author作者+ity名詞后綴 → 權力，威信
"in a position of authority"
當權
近義：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反義：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 權杖;狼牙棒（古代兵器）;肉豆蔻干皮;肉豆蔻種衣（用作香料）;
"The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting ."
劍和狼牙棒是 肉搏戰 的最佳武器.
近義：bludgeon, lachrymator, lacrimator
n. 參謀;全體職員;管理人員;權杖;
adj. 行政工作的;參謀的;職員的;作為正式工作人員的;
v. 在…工作;為…配備職員;任職于;
?? 士大夫(諧音):士大夫，是支柱- 全體員工 東西(stuff)裝滿(stuff)不透氣(stuffy),全體人員(staff)僵直的(stiff) 一幫(a)員
"The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity."
銀行職員使出各種可笑的花招為慈善事業籌款。
近義：man, personnel, crew, employees, rod, singlestick